The Lahu Minority
     With a population of 447,600, the Lahu people mAInly live in Lancang Lahu Autonomous County. They don’t have a written system, so they have to pass on the history and customs by oral language. Their epic Mupamipa, known as the encyclopedia of the Lahu society, is as long as many thousand lines, involving every aspects of their social life and history,
The Lahu’s Dresses and Adornments Bearing a History
     By now, features of the northern nomadic nationalities have been kept in the Lahu women’s dresses and adornments: a head scarf longer than 3 meters, with one end hanging to the waist; gowns with high slits; collars and slits decorated with geometric patterned cloths and shining silver bubbles.